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Posts about 19th Century professional wrestlers and matches.
On June 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, California. When the wrestlers stripped to their trunks for the match, it was obvious Muldoon’s power would prove a formidable challenge to Rigal. Muldoon stood around 6 feet tall and weighed between 193 et 210 pounds during his career.
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Since fans only considered Clarence Whistler skilled enough to really threaten his reign, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. May 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, qui,
On March 22, 1881, Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon met Collar-and-Elbow World Champion John McMahon at the Terrace Garden in New York City. Muldoon and McMahon met in a best-two-out-of-three-falls match. The first fall was conducted by Greco-Roman rules. The second fall would be contested using collar-and-elbow rules. Novissimus casus definiendus est per id quod est The New York
William Muldoon, Mundus Champion palaestrica in Graeco et Romano cultu corporis et in vicem, ad Los Angeles in Tuesday, April 15, 1884 Fred palaestrae loci, ut facies Bauer. Et par est ut factum est in locum Turnvereine Hall in Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he
In testamento ad visionem, et prudentia eius, Mundi Wrestling Champion William Muldoon parabat esse idoneitatem etiam dum lanista ad altitudinem suae potentiae, ut a luctator. Muldoon tenetur a patrocinium 1880 donec in solitudinem secessit 1890. In diebus eius ascendit, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,
I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. In January 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “suffocare Sorakichi to
William Muldoon, quondam New York City INQUISITOR, litteris Graecis et Romanis pulso palaestrica vicit Mundus Championship Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon regnavit decem annis post decedens propugno. Digressus, coepit ut lanista supersint. Muldoon trained wrestlers but really came to prominence after getting a woefully out of shape John L. Sullivan fit for his
Primum quod scriptum est in vita Ioannis Muldoon Willelmo L. Sullivan, ultimum uero nudum tesseras heavyweight. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare-knuckle bouts. John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain fought the last major bare-knuckle bout in 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. He was in terrible
Quotiens copia audistis brevis aut longus usus exemplum Lorem ipsum dolor amet. Copy editors will advocate short copy, while other copy writers advocate long copy. Qui crediderunt in una persona usus ad venditionis diu exemplar eius et opera et erat William Muldoon. Muldoon was the Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion until he retired to become a